My devotion today was titled, "Can Strangers See Jesus In You?" The last paragraph said:
When you spend time with Jesus, it will be undeniable. His power and His glory will be reflected in you to the world. And His presence upon you will meet needs everywhere you go. Take time to be with Jesus today!
This is my main prayer - that my light "so shines" to be a good witness for God. I've gone up to people in the past that I've just known by looking at their countenance they at least go to church and when I ask where they attend then I can tell if they are a believer or not. I hope that when I return to work on Monday I am able to witness to my co-workers that while this has been a sad and emotional time, Dad and I are also comforted to know Mom is in Heaven.
I try to read Psalms 91 each day with certain verses meaning more to me on certain days. The last few days I've truly relied on Verse 4:
"He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge;" When I read or think of this verse I imagine God and the angels giving Dad and me big hugs (covering us with His feathers) and giving us a place to go when we are sad (taking refuge) - and they comfort us.
Last night I decided to weigh Butler to see if he really was gaining weight or if it was just my imagination - so I picked him up and stepped on the scale for our combined weight - that was "fun". Then I put him down so I could get on the scale for my weight - did the math and yep he's put on four pounds. That's not really all that much but boy I can sure tell it when I lift him up and carry him downstairs :)
I got to Pella around 9:00 this morning, stopped at WalMart really quick and then was at Dad's to get organized to write all the thank you's that we could write for him to be caught up with everything received through today's mail. That took a little while. And then we drafted a thank you Dad wanted placed in the Pella paper. We were kind of hungry and Dad mentioned he had some sandwiches left from the meal after Mom's service. I wondered if they were "ok" to eat - Dad said they had been in the frig since Wednesday. I told him we could try them and see what happened. They must have been ok since it's now after 6:30 p.m. and I'm not having any ill effects :)
I was really starting to feel where I'd gotten the shots yesterday so I've been "eating" Advil every four hours and using my heating pad - I even took my heating pad to Pella to have it on my shoulder while writing thank you's. The worst was driving home - I tend to drive mainly with my left hand like Dad does - placing my left hand at the 12 o'clock position and raising my wrist to see how I'm doing speedwise. Plus I have a stick and need to shift with my right hand. Couldn't drive with my left unless I kept it really low on the wheel like at 7 o'clock on the drive home - my arm ached a lot - but I got home ok.
Filled the car with gas, ran into Walgreens to see if I could buy a card that I had bought for Lori when her mother had passed (I really liked the poem on it) and bought my groceries. I've copied the poem below:
What if the brilliant, twinkling stars
that bring the dark night sky to life
are windows looking out of heaven?
And at the very moment
when we're wishing on those stars,
hoping that the loved ones
we have lost are happy, safe and free...
maybe they are looking
at those same stars from the other side,
making the same wish for us...
sending us all their love.
---Sharon Valleau
